[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 31333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory 
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). 
The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the 
burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the 
disease and their caregivers. The Advisory Council will spend the 
morning discussing information gaps across the three areas of research, 
clinical care, and long term services and supports. There will also be 
a presentation on the recently released National Academy of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on preventing cognitive 
decline. Additional presentations in the afternoon will include a 
presentation on planning and progress towards the October Care and 
Services Summit and federal workgroup updates.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, July 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800 in the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    Comments: Time is allocated on the agenda in the afternoon to hear 
public comments. The time for oral comments will be limited to two (2) 
minutes per individual. In lieu of oral comments, formal written 
comments may be submitted for the record to Rohini Khillan, ASPE, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington, DC 20201. All comments 
should be submitted to [email protected] for the record and to share with 
the Advisory Council by July 21, 2017. Those submitting comments should 
identify themselves and any relevant organizational affiliations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rohini Khillan (202) 690-5932, 
[email protected]. Note: Seating may be limited. Those wishing to 
attend the meeting must send an email to [email protected] and put ``July 28 
Meeting Attendance'' in the Subject line by Tuesday, July 18, 2017 so 
that their names may be put on a list of expected attendees and 
forwarded to the security officers the Humphrey Building. Any 
interested member of the public who is a non-U.S. citizen should 
include this information at the time of registration to ensure that the 
appropriate security procedure to gain entry to the building is carried 
out. Although the meeting is open to the public, procedures governing 
security and the entrance to federal buildings may change without 
notice. If you wish to make a public comment, you must note that within 
your email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and 
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: The Advisory Council will spend the 
morning discussing information gaps across the three areas of research, 
clinical care, and long term services and supports. There will also be 
a presentation on the recently released National Academy of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on preventing cognitive 
decline. Additional presentations in the afternoon will include a 
presentation on planning and progress towards the October Care and 
Services Summit and federal workgroup updates.
    Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. Please 
allow 45 minutes to go through security and walk to the meeting room. 
The meeting will also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National 
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: June 27, 2017.
John R. Graham,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2017-14156 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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